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    Three-dimensional porous vanadium nitride nanoribbon aerogels as Pt-free counter electrode for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

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    Authors
    Wang, G.
    Hou, S.
    Yan, C.
    Lin, Y.
    Liu, Shaomin
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Wang, G. and Hou, S. and Yan, C. and Lin, Y. and Liu, S. 2017. Three-dimensional porous vanadium nitride nanoribbon aerogels as Pt-free counter electrode for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 322: pp. 611-617.
    Source Title
    Chemical Engineering Journal
    DOI
    10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.066
    ISSN
    1385-8947
    School
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55913
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Three-dimensional (3D) porous vanadium nitride nanoribbon aerogels (PVNNRAs) are prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and subsequent nitridation in ammonia/argon atmosphere and investigated as Pt-free counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). 3D porous nanoribbon aerogel can simultaneously offer more electrocatalytic active sites, a fast electron-transport pathway, and a favorable electrolyte diffusion channel, which endows the PVNNRA electrode with high electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of I 3 - . Under full-sun illumination (AM 1.5, 100 mW cm -2 ), the DSC fabricated with PVNNRA counter electrode achieves a conversion efficiency of 7.05%, which is comparable to that of DSCs fabricated with Pt counter electrode. In addition, the PVNNRA electrode exhibits good stability in I - /I 3 - redox electrolyte. Thus, 3D PVNNRAs can be considered as a cost-effective alternative to Pt as the counter electrode of DSCs.

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